"Please, sir, I want some more." [Dickens, Oliver Twist]

U.S. To Saudis: Please Pump More Oil!
Energy Secretary Calls On OPEC To Boost Production To Meet Growing U.S. Demand
CBS News
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 19, 2008
AP) U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman told Saudi Arabia's oil minister Saturday that OPEC should increase oil output.

Bodman told reporters before his meeting with Saudi Oil Minister Ali Naimi that oil production should be increased in order to meet growing demands.
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It also comes less than a week after U.S. President George W. Bush raised the same concerns in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Bush said oil prices were very high and "tough on our economy."

The White House said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah told Mr. Bush that he was worried about the effect of high oil prices on the world economy - but there was no commitment from the king about increasing oil output

This is simply pathetic. Seven years into W's Presidency and our "energy policy" consists of begging the Saudis to pump more oil! I note that W's & Cheney's best buds in Big Oil have been raking in the $$ during this period.

Stop the madness!